Unified Design Guidelines Project

Currently, Tulsa has five Historic Preservation Zoning districts — each with its own set of Design Guidelines. In order to make the guidelines easier to use for homeowners, the TPC is proposing to combine the five separate documents into one set of Unified Design Guidelines.

In late 2010, the TPC appointed a committee to study the existing guidelines and develop a working draft of unified guidelines. After months of going through each set of guidelines line-by-line, the committee presented a draft to the TPC in August 2011.

After conducting six meetings throughout Tulsa's historic districts in the Fall of 2011, the committee received a good deal of feedback from neighborhood residents and revised the first draft. During the first quarter of 2012, the committee conducted an additional meeting with property owners to discuss specific guideline suggestions and ideas. From these discussions, the committee produced a final draft.

UPDATE: The TPC approved the final draft of the Unified Design Guidelines at its regular meeting on March 27, 2012. The guidelines will be forwarded to the TMAPC for review, then to the City Council for adoption.

UPDATE: During its work session on April 18, 2012, the Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (TMAPC) scheduled a public hearing on the Unified Design Guidelines at its regular meeting on July 11, 2012 at 1:30pm.

UPDATE: The Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (TMAPC) rescheduled the public hearing on the Unified Design Guidelines to its regular meeting on August 1, 2012 at 1:30pm.

UPDATE: At public hearing on August 1, 2012, the Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (TMAPC) recommended approval of the Unified Design Guidelines and forwarded them to the City Council for review and adoption.

UPDATE: The Tulsa City Council adopted the Unified Design Guidelines on August 16, 2012. The UDG will go into effect 30 days from the date of publication by the City Clerk. Expect the Unified Design Guidelines to be first used in October 2012.

 

For more information on the Unified Design Guidelines, please contact Amanda DeCort at 918-576-5669.